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Pembury Ware
Peters Philip & Co before 1886 - 1938
 This
pottery was founded by Philip Peters, the landlord of the Royal Oak public
house, after the discovery of clay at the bottom of his garden sometime before
1886.He is listed in a local directory dated 1886 as a "brick and pottery"
manufacturer. However by 1889 the entry was as a maker of "fine art pottery".
He had two bottle kilns fired using off cut
from Hop poles. It is understood that there were a limited number of firings as
it took the potters 4/5 months to fill the kiln !! even allowing for the brick
in the kilns used for saggars, which shielded the pot from the effects of the
wood ash.
 The
ware are of a rustic country nature, not really fine art pottery they
advertised. The pots had a brick red body with interesting experimental glazes.
The ware were marked with an impressed "Pembury Ware" and some with TH.
(click on thumbnail to enlarge)
The pot shown (click on
thumbnail to enlarge) here has a handle similar to those of the
Upchurch and Isle of Wight potteries - perhaps an Edward Baker connection ?
The pottery ceased trading c1938 after an
unsuccessful change to coal firing.
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